For any geezers out there who remember the les paul show on the radio here's a taste.

BTW In my mind his best innovations were in the multitrack recording field not the guitars.

Just click the start arrow on the player.  

I'm one of those old geezers and this was may favorite song by them. Gee, that was such a time ago. Thanks for the memory.

HAHAHA!!!! That was great.  

I've got about 2 1/2 hours of those radio shows. Great stuff!!!!

Jeff Beck recently honoring Les Paul ( even though he is playing a strat ) Honestly at 66 he smokes- and of course Imelda is the bomb-


http://youtu.be/IjdkjGwGJQc

Anyone remember Dave Brubeck? That is going back just a few years too.

WOW JoAnn....I don't recall you liking this kind of music back in our day.....seemed like only us Band Geeks discovered it.  Everyone else was into Stones, Beatles, Dave Clark, Knickerbockers, Janis; Airplane, etc.

Saw Dave Brubeck Quartet at the theater in the round in Latham 1965 or 66...5 rows behind Joe Morello who passed away earlier this year as probably the greatest technical drummer to ever live.

Good stuff!!! You guys realize of course I can probably out-geezer you with stuff like this:



Mom and Dad had a ton of big band records.  

Buddy Rich Big Band...West Side Story...FANTASTIC !!!!!!

Always liked this too.

and one for the ladies!

I had a crush on Ronnie.  

Then Marianne came along and stole my heart.  

I really like all types of music. I have a large selection that I have accumulated over my "many years" .

Les Paul invented solid body electric guitars.

"Les Paul, 94: 'Wizard of Waukesha' Invented Guitars That Changed Popular Music"
(Washington Post, 2009)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/13/AR2009081301768.html

Quoted from Box A Rox

Les Paul invented solid body electric guitars.

Yep....... Still say though his greatest innovations were in recording and multitracking. JMHO.  

I'm sure everyone knows also that after a serious accident which mangled his right arm, and the doctors told him he may never play again, he had them set it such a way so he would be able to pick his guitar...........dedication!!